Rise and Shine: What you need to know before the ASX opens

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But first…

The day ahead

At 9am keep your eye out for the CBA Performance Manufacturing Index. This is a measure of the health of the manufacturing sector.

Companies holding AGMs include Oklo Resources (ASX:OKU), Genex Power (ASX:GNX), Ramelius Resources (ASX:RMS) and CSG (ASX:CSV).

The following companies are in trading halts or suspensions and are expected to exit in the next couple of trading days.

Friday:

Helix Resources (ASX:HLX) – capital raising
Lithium Consolidated (ASX:LI3) – acquisition
Environmental Clean Technologies (ASX:ECT) – capital raising
Bowen Coking Coal (ASX:BCB) – marketing & finance facility
MXC Pharmaceuticals (ASX:MXC) – term sheet to enter Latin America
Veris (ASX:VRS) – disposal of business asset

Monday:

Electro Optic Systems (ASX:EOS) – capital raising
ioneer (ASX:INR) – capital raising
Mithril Resources (ASX:MTH) – capital raising
Kazia Resources (ASX:KZA) – data from clinical trial
Novita Healthcare (ASX:NHL) – capital raising
Emerald Resources (ASX:EMR) – investment agreement
Konekt (ASX:KKT) – acquisition
Skin Elements (ASX:SKN) – response to ASX query

Markets

Gold: $US1,464.54 ($2,156.07) (-0.58%)

Silver: $17.11 (-0.54%)

Oil (WTI): $58.33 (+2.13%)

Oil (Brent): $63.66 (+2.05%)

Coal: $73.18 (+0.22%)

Iron 62pc Fe: $83.35 (+0.19%)

AUD/USD: $0.6787 (-0.24%)

Bitcoin: $7,583.01 (-6.17%)

What got you talking yesterday

Our Twitter followers were most interested in the potential of Zimbabwe focused gas explorer Invictus Energy (ASX:IVZ).

Evidence continues to mount for the potential of Invictus’ Cabora Bassa gas-condensate project in Zimbabwe to be Africa’s next hydrocarbon province. https://t.co/06x5mnO9Lc #ad #asx $IVZ

— Stockhead (@StockheadAU) November 21, 2019

While members of our small and micro cap chat group were most interested in the stocks in the wind energy sector. You can join up here for a recap of our best stories as well as plenty of small and microcap discussion.

These were the five most tipped stocks (weekly) on Stocks in Play.

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At Stockhead we tell it like it is. While Invictus Energy is a Stockhead advertiser it did not sponsor this article.